Small Boats Coaching
The Small Boats Coaching (SBC) program is a series of stroke improvement courses organized by FCRCC, for FCRCC members.
The program runs throughout the year and covers all types of small boats - e.g., OC1, V1 (Rudderless OC1), K1, and others. The courses offered are in part subject to demand, in part to availability of coaches.
Specific courses will be announced on the web site's front page (under News). Cost is generally $5 – $20 per person; length is typically 4 – 5 nights, once per week. The maximum class size depends on the subject focus, and on the coach's wishes.
For resource allocation purposes, SBCs are broken into three categories:
- Novice introduces the equipment and the basic biomechanics of strong forward motion.
- Technical introduces maneuvering and balance skills as cross disciplinary tools for self evaluation. Veteran paddlers of a single discipline will often find that bad habits die hard, so a technical course will identify those habits and provide correctional drills.
- Group Training provides coaching tips in a competitive environment for immediate quantitative results. These are the most popular classes – but they require cohesive groups, so participants should know their capabilities (e.g., their 5 Km OC1 times) before registering.
Courses for 2010
Novice OC1: An intro to the basic techniques of paddling an OC1 outrigger canoe. $10. Coach: Lauren. 2010 schedule TBA.
Technical Canoe: A cross-discipline canoe course on everything except the forward racing stroke. Uses OC1/V1 & Marathon. Suitable for RD level OC6 paddlers and experienced Dragon boaters. Coach: Lauren Marchak. 2010 schedule TBA.
OC1 (level 3): Coach: Kamini Jain. 2010 schedule TBA.
Adult Flatwater Kayak: Flatwater coaching sessions for adults are being held over the summer - one class per week for 4 weeks, at intervals of roughly a month. Cost: $20 for each set of 4 sessions for full FCRCC members; $40 for non-members. Coaches: Seam McBeath &/or Kiran Basra. Registration: Contact Barb at flatwater@fcrcc.com
Registration Rules
- Participants must be full club members (unless stated otherwise in a course's description).
- Registration for small boats coaching is generally filled first-come, first-serve - but first time participants will be given priority.
- So it is possible for a repeat participant (within a membership year) to be bumped from a class by a later-registering first time participant (payment will be refunded to anyone bumped).
- Only the office keeps the registration list(s).
- The Program Coordinator may ask for expressions of interest, but will not take registration.
- Registrations will only be accepted at the time full payment is made.
- Registration is transferable between members of similar ability.
- So you could share a course or sell your spot (but remember that all participants must have abilities suitable for the class).
- Unless the course is cancelled by the posted cut-off date (if any), no refunds will be available.
- The club will make reasonable efforts to re-sell a spot at the request of a participant.